MR Modellbau 16008 40mm automatic granade launcher German Bundeswehr

The Mk 19 grenade launcher is a modern American 40 mm automatic grenade launcher. The first prototypes of this weapon were made in 1966-1967, and serial production began in 1968. The theoretical rate of fire reaches about 325-375 rounds per minute. The weight of the unloaded weapon is 35.2 kilograms, and its total length is 1.09 meters. The automatic grenade launcher Mk 19 was developed on behalf of the US Navy, which was looking for a new weapon with possibly high firepower and high rate of fire, to be mounted on river gunboats operating in Vietnam. The first version of the grenade launcher (Mod 0) turned out to be highly underdeveloped and was quickly replaced by the Mod 1 version, and not long after that - Mod 2 with a reduced weight of the weapon. In 1976, the Mod 3 version was created, which was much easier to use and manufacture, and had significantly improved reliability. The number of parts has also been reduced. This version (Mk 19 Mod 3) was adopted by the US Army in 1983. The Mk 19 grenade launcher - especially in its last version - has been used by many armed forces in the world, for example the armies of Israel, South Korea, but also Poland.